UET 6, 0182 (P346267)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0182 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346267 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Utu, supreme leader/bond ..., ..., going out towards/alone(?) ... |
| obverse 2 | Great lord, his weighty name beyond (what any) praise (can describe?), casting an aura |
| obverse 3 | Supreme judge, whose(?) word takes precedence, whose silence(?) is formidable |
| obverse 4 | Lord who when he goes out from heaven darkness is turned to light (even) in the outer places |
| obverse 4 | (2002), 190 n. 532. |
| obverse 5 | The youth and hero whose great rays flash(?) among the great trees(?) on high(?) (while rising above the eastern mountains?) |
| obverse 6 | Great physician/diviner, giving intelligence and counsel in the manner of(?) one who envelops/in order to envelop(?) the locus of (every?) divinity(?) |
| obverse 7 | When you speak to my king |
| obverse 8 | True god, arranger/purifier of the universe, who sets abundance in order |
| obverse 9 | ... of a pirig creature, examining the low and high, preeminent one .. the palace(?) ... |
| obverse 10 | Lord, renderer of the decision (for?) all of the great gods, his command/mouth ... |
| obverse 11 | Prince with head held high, ušum creature/lone one(?) surpassing the mountain/netherworld(?) ... the mountain/land, alone ... |
| obverse 12 | Shepherd of(?) the land ... faithfully ... |
| obverse 13 | God who has pity, ..., in/of arazu prayer, justice ... |
| obverse 14 | ... raising my ... |
| reverse 1' | ... of/in the lands ... |
| reverse 2' | My king, may your holy word ... |
| reverse 3' | May my supplication ... your heart, ... |
| reverse 4' | Lamentation, sin, distress, ... which ... established, by your command may ..., daily may ... |
| reverse 5' | "Long-tablet" of Nannameša, conclusion of the 22nd day(?) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}utu ud5#?-sag mah x x x gesz#? x x-a# ASZ e3 | |
| 2 | en gal mu dugud-da-a-ni a-re-esz dab#? ni2 su-zi ri-a | |
| 3 | di-ku5 mah inim-bi sag ba-gub gesz-la2-bi u18-ru | |
| 4 | en utah-he-ta e3-a-ni ku10-ku10 zalag-ge ki bar-ra-ka ib-gar-ra | |
| 5 | szul ur-sag gesz gal-bi un3-na sze-er-bi? gal gir2 | |
| 6 | a-zu gal ki dingir-a-na szu2-a-asz umusz galga szum2-mu | |
| 7 | lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11 | |
| 8 | dingir zi na de5 an-ki he-nun si sa2-sa2-e | |
| 9 | du5? pirig-ga2 igi kar2 sig#? igi-nim-ma palil e2?-gal x [...] x | |
| 10 | en ka-asz bar-ra kilib3 dingir# gal-e#?-ne# KA-ga-ni [...] | |
| 11 | nun sag il2 uszum# kur-ra#? za3#? dab dili-ta mu#-[...] | |
| 12 | sipa kalam-ma zi#?-de3?-esz DU-DU#?-DU szid?-ni#? [...] | |
| 13 | dingir sza3-la2 tuku x TUR? a-ra-zu-a nig2-si-sa2 [...] | |
| 14 | [...] x x x [...] x-a-gu10 zi-zi-a [...] | |
| 15 | [...] x NE#? x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] nam-x-x kur-kur#-ra#!? [...] | |
| 2' | lugal-gu10 inim ku3-zu he2#-UD#-x [...] | |
| 3' | sza3-ne-sza4-gu10 sza3-zu he2-[...] x [...] MUSZ3 a AN [...]-ra#?-an#?-[...] | |
| 4' | i-si-isz nam-tag zi ir [...] ba-an-gar-ra du11-ga-zu-ta he2#-x-x u4-szu2-usz he2-bi2-x-[...]-ge? | |
| 5' | im-gid2-da {disz}{d}nanna-me-a-sza4 <u4> 2(u) 2(disz)-kam ba-zal | |
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